Stories of Faith and Courage from World War II

Proverbs/Advice for Living: Feb. 2, Mar. 21, 24, Apr. 30,June 16, 24, 29, July 2, 4, 6, 16, Aug. 3, 4, 16, Aug. 25, Sept. 22, Oct. 18, Nov. 20

Priorities: Jan. 12, 27, Feb. 4, Mar. 23, 25, May 31, July 3, 6

Quotes: Jan. 3 (blood, sweat, tears), 15 (never surrender), 25 (the face of God), 31 (the few), Mar. 6 (sighted sub), Aug. 31 (pass the ammunition), Sept. 7 (no atheists in a foxhole), 17 (definition of courage), Oct. 29 (OK, we’ll go), Dec. Intro (uncommon valor)

Race Relations: Dec. 12

Responsibility: Apr. 3, May 19, Oct. 30

Rumors: Feb. 6, 7

Submission: Jan. 19, Apr. 1, 13

Suicide: Feb. 24, Sept. Intro, Nov. 15, Dec. Intro, Dec. 8

Thankfulness: Jan. 20, Mar. 28, May 14, 20, 28, July 15, 21, Aug. 3, 28, Sept. 26, Nov. 23, 30, Dec. 3, 23

Time/Eternity: Jan. 12, 22, Mar. 15, Apr. 24

Treasures in Heaven: Nov. 29, Dec. 27

Trusting God: Jan. 13, 18, 29, 30, 31, Feb. 1, 7, 8, 25, Mar. 3, 8, 23, 26, 31, Apr. 4, 13, May 5, 11, 29, June 15, 18, July 11, 13, 17, 18, 20, 25, 29, Aug. 1, 2, 8, 9, 11, 20, 27, Sept. 15, 17, 21, 29, Oct. 1, 2, 6, 19, 23, Nov. 15, 18, Dec. 10, 16

Understanding Others: June 12, 16, July 6, Oct. 20

Value of Life: Dec. 8

Vision: Sept. 2

War: Mar. 2, Apr. 21, July 31, Aug. 2, 3, Aug. 5, 15, 26, 30, Oct. 12, 13, Dec. 13

War and America: Feb. 2, 24, Apr. 7, 17, 30, June 3, July 2, Aug. 15, 19, 22, 26, 29, 30, Sept. 1, Oct. 13, 27, 31, Nov. 6, Dec.1, 2, 8, 12, 18, 21, 25, 27, 29

Worship: Apr. 28, May 18, 24, June 7, 25, Oct. 24, Nov. 11, 17, Dec. 22

Worry: Jan. 1, Mar. 30, Aug. 14, Oct. 1, 8

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Quotes from Battlefield Chaplains: Catholic Priests in World War II, by Donald F. Crosby, published by the University Press of Kansas © 1994. www.kansaspress.ku.edu. Used by permission of the publisher.

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